Tag: politics

Iowa proposes bill to limit SNAP purchases

Food stamps have become a staple in the lives of many Americans since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020. These benefits helped those who weren’t able to work or were food insecure, but Republican lawmakers in Iowa have recently proposed a bill that would restrict the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]

Facebook’s spin of political ads as branded content is a mistake

Photo courtesy of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Flickr Facebook announced Friday that it will allow politicians to run advertisements on its platform, categorized as “branded content.” The announcement follows news from Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s campaign that Meme 2020, run by Jerry Media chief executive Mick Purzycki, has been hired to […]

Bloomberg reverses his stance on stop-and-frisk

Photo courtesy of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Wikipedia Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has officially reversed his support on the infamous “stop-and-frisk” policing strategy. His support of this strategy initially wreaked havoc on the African American and Latino communities in the city for a decade.  The stop-and-frisk tactic gave police […]